Engaging school going children during covid-19 lockdown

Abstract

Corona virus (Covid-19) is a pandemic disease, it is a crisis situation faced all over the world. The corona virus originated in bats and was transmitted to humans in the month of December 2019 from Wuhan China. Corona virus is the infectious disease and it attacks on respiratory system and causes respiratory illness that can spread from one person to another person by droplets i.e sneezing, coughing. In India, as on date recorded Corona virus cases are 207615, recovered cases are 1, 00303, total deaths 5815 as on 30 August 2020. Indian Government has declared lockdown all over the states to save the life of the citizens. This is a very critical situation mostly for vulnerable population means children. After lockdown children are getting bored, due to separation from friends, peer group and their daily routine of playing is creating lots of anxiety for children. Children’s social life and leaving have been affected. Lockdown of pandemic disease, Closure of schools has affected the education of children and younger’s also. The school closures are liable to boredom to the students and caused learning gap among the children belonging to lower or higher socioeconomic status families. In this condition we have to understand the children psychology and we need to engage them in creative and interesting activities at home, also need to give them some learning task regarding studies so their cognitive and psychomotor function will be improved. This short communication concludes with the key learning for the parents of children on how to engage school going children during lockdown in Covid 19(Pandemic).